Squids Will Be SquidsSquids Will Be Squids is a children's picture book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. It was released in 1998 by Viking Press.ReceptionRoger Sutton, of Horn Book Magazine, reviewed the book saying, "The humor is definitely juvenile and wears a little thin, but Scieszka has perfect pitch when it comes to this kind of thing, and Smith's portraits find the humanity behind the masks".